Trump’s Considering Declaring A National Emergency. That’s A Dumb Ploy, Particularly If He Wants A Wall.

On Wednesday, the day after a national address in which he laid forth his case for building a border wall and refusing to sign a budget without one, President Trump suggested openly that he might in fact simply declare a national emergency with regard to the border and order the Defense Department to redirect funds toward the building of a border wall.

President Trump: “I have the absolute right to do national emergency if I want…my threshold will be if I can’t make a deal with people that are unreasonable.” pic.twitter.com/Xz7Mbws3c9